Tongs.



A. J. BROUYETTB.

TOEGS.

v.IJPLIOMTION FILED 12u10. 1911.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912 CJI UNiTED s Arne PATENT OFFIC E.

ARNOLD J. BROUYETTE, OF SHADYSIDE, OHIO.

TONGS.

Application filed May 10, 1911.

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lle it known that I. AnNoLn J. BROU- Yif'rrii. a citizen of the United States of .\merie:. reaidineY at Shadyside. in the t-onntjv ot .Belmont and State of Chin, have invented eert-ain new and useful lmprove.- ments in Tongs, of which the following in :i pii-iti'.'atioi1. reference heilig had therein to the arvmnpalrvingf drawing'.

Thi.`A invention relates to tongs partieularly designed t'or lifting tire, hot coals and l'llel. Y

The prima" ohjeet of my invention is to furnish a Shovel with a `grippingv arm 0r tomi that will eofipe ne with the shovel in 'iit'll-.g hot coals or fuel, the device rbeing p.nivnlarl v designed for open hearths or. tire plawes.

,Xinither ohjet-t of in r invention is to-provide a hort handled 'iovel that'ean he easilv vnnverted into a long: handled shovel.

further objet-t ot the. invention is to provide a pair of tonga` that is simple in minima-lion. dnrahle. inexpensive to manuarure and eav to manipulate.

The allow ohjet'ts arvattained by a niefhanii'al eon-rn -iion thnt will he hereinn 'ter .pmfitiwailj.' desvrihed and then claimed.

lieti-renee will now he had to thel drawing. "herein:

Figur:- l i-z a per pevtive view of the tongs, Vig. 2 is a longitudinal Ser-tional view of the saine. Vig', El if a side elevation of the tongs. parity ln-ni-:en away. and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the tonga.

The ret'ereui-e numeral l denotes a shovel having fide walla 2 and a shorttaperingr handle said duivel heine,V preferably tanda-d .r press-od from a single Sheet of metal. The handle 3 is eliannel-Shaped and at the end thereof the side. walls are provided with oppositelil diapoaed '-\.f,niinfs 23E.

The ret'er.n -e y:umn-ral t denotes a taperin;r gripping' arm that is seminariindrieal in wir# set-tion and ha; the lower edges thereof heut inwardly to provide oppositelv diS- po-|d tlange.- 5. aid flanges forminfr il. Slot 4' extending' from the real end ot' Said :uln to :i point approximate to the l'or 'ard en d then-ol'. The fnrnard end of the arm 1S bent and :dotti-d to provide gripping teeth Specification of Letters Paten.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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7, and is punehed with the punched material hent downwardly to forni a lip S, for a purpose that will presently appear.

Arranged in the openings 3 of the handle Il 1s a tranwerse rivet or holt t) and pivotallv mounted npon snid rivet or holt is the depending?r tnngne l() of the n'ieinher 11, Said member irme-ely engnging in the arm 4. The member preferably made of a single piece ot material and the lower forwaijd edge `lhereof prfn'ided with an extension l2 under which engages the rear end of a flat spring 13 riveted or otherwise eonneeted to the inner side of the handle 3, as at l. The ineinher. ll'if; adapted to slidably support the arm '4, whereby Said arm can be shifted longitudinally of the handle 3, besides pivotally Supporting the arm wherelrvv the forward end thereof can he raised and lowered relatively to the shovel l.

Soldereii or otherwise sef'nred to the handle 3 adjarent to the :shovel l is n retaining memlser il' and adjacent to said retainingr mei'nlier iC a flat spring 1G having a t'hunlli pieve 1i'. The spring soldered or otherwise eonnevted to the handle. and is adapted to retain use totalled end o'r the nrni -l under,

the mende-r l5, the lip 8 engaging the end of the spring i6 and preventing a rearward movi-mem' of the arm 4 until the spring is lowered h r the tlnnnh piece 17. 'lhe rear end of the :mn t is provided with an eye or link 18, ,vnerehy the tongs eau he suspended from a nail or other Support..

The entire device Can he mnde of light and dumhle metal and finished to present a neat apiwaranee. various sii/.e5 and utilized for other purpost than herein Specified.

device of 'the character deserihed eumprisingr a Shovel. a handle having: its rear end sloth a hollow "rippingr arm arranged over Said handle and having its 'Forward end toothed :n.d its hottom slotted. a coupling member pivotally mounted in the rear end of the handle. extendiingr up through said slot of the handle into lQaid grippingarm andliarinfg itS upper portion conforming in contour to the sha pe ol said gripping arm. .said nrm capable of hiring shifted longilt can also he made Oi? tudnnlly upon said Handle, a spring xed Y with the handle against the action vof said 1C forward end Of sad arm b and fuher at one end t0 the yhandle und adapted to i Spring. engage szud eouplmg member for mmntam- In 'Lestmwny whereof I affix my slgnature mg the forward end of the arm elevated wlth respect to said shove, and means earried ,Y vfm,

by the hu'ndle und? adpted to engage the] ARBOLD J BIOUXELFE' 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

-Witnesses l. adapted to extend mto sazd afm for mam- MAX H. SROLOVITZ,

fmning the :um in abutting engagement CHRISTINA T. Herm. 

